Events
JYY organizes a wide range of interdisciplinary events for its members, including casual game nights, club activities, and May Day celebrations that attract hundreds of students. All activities follow safer space principles and foster an inclusive student culture.
Annual events
JYY’s event programme includes several annual events that have long-standing traditions in Jyväskylä’s student culture and bring students together throughout the academic year.
Club activities
JYY’s clubs are student-run leisure and hobby communities that offer diverse opportunities for involvement alongside studies. The clubs are open to all members of the Student Union.
Safer space principles
All events and leisure activities organised by JYY comply with safer space principles and are designed to promote an equal and inclusive student culture.
Join our events!
JYY organizes a wide range of student events throughout the year, offering opportunities to meet new people and become part of the vibrant student community in Jyväskylä. The Student Union’s annual celebrations take place every March, while the spring semester concludes with a series of May Day events known as Minna’s Journey. In the autumn, the programme includes highlights such as the Opening Fair, Sports Appros, and Horror Appros.
The event calendar features both events organised by JYY and interdisciplinary events arranged by other student associations across the Jyväskylä region, providing diverse ways to participate in student life.
Interdisciplinary event calendar
JYY’s upcoming events
29.1. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
10.2. Film marathon: Pirates at the Sea
8:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
For JYY members. Free of charge.
19.2. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
2.3. Projektio esittää: Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
5:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m., screening at 5:30 p.m.)
Film screening. For JYY members. Free of charge.
12.3. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
18.3. JYY’s Interdisciplinary Anniversary Sitsfest
5:00–9:30 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
For JYY members and invited guests. 12 € per person
21.3. JYYn 92. vuosijuhlagaala
6:00 PM–9:30 PM, Sataman Viilu
10:00 PM–4:00 AM, Freetime Nightclub
For JYY members, organizations operating within the JYY district, and invited guests. 58–78 € per person
2.4. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
6.4. Projektio presents: Kansanvalta (2022)
5:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m., screening at 5:30 p.m.)
Film screening. For JYY members. Free of charge.
21.4. Amazing Race Jyväskylä
11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
An interdisciplinary urban orienteering competition.
For higher education students. 15 € per team (3 people per team)
23.4. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
30.4. Capping of Minna
5:15 PM-6:05 PM, Kirkkopuisto
An event open to everyone. Free of charge.
1.5. Harjun vappupiknik
12:00 PM-5:00 PM, Harju
An event open to everyone. Free of charge.
21.5. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
1.9. Speed Friending with Coffee and Tea
2.9. Hobby Fair
2.9. Kortepohja Student Village 50 Years: Village Evening at Rentukka
3.9. Ilokivi Game Night
5.9. Kvääriklubi
8.9. Queer Speed Friending
9.9. Panel discussion: For who is there room in the locker room?
10.9. Queer Pop Up
11.9. uMove Fun Run
14.9. Film club Projektio’s film screening
21.9. KUVI regional series film screening
24.9. Ilokivi Game Night
15.10. Ilokivi Game Night
19.10. KUVI regional series film screening
19.–20.10. Sports Appro 2026
28.10. Horror Appro V – horror film appro
29.10. Horror Burlesque Show
Add event to JYY’s event calendar
Associations operating within the sphere of JYY can submit their events to the student union’s interdisciplinary event calendar using an online form.
Give feedback
You can use the form below to provide feedback on JYY events. Your feedback helps us improve our activities. If you have any questions about JYY’s events, please contact event producer Suvi Liukkonen (0451371961 / suvi.liukkonen@jyy.fi). You can also reach the event producer on Telegram or WhatsApp.
The feedback form will be available in the fall of 2026.
Photos: Joona Kyrö ja Lotta Tuominen